An
important building on most of the old Monroe County farms was the drive-through
granary.The granary above with the
tractor parked in the drive-through, is typical.Grain and tobacco loaded on a wagon could drive through the
granary and be unloaded.A second story
frequently served as storage or a workshop.

Corn,
still on the ear, was commonly stored in one or both of the bins that form the
first story of the granary.It could be
shoveled into the bins from a wagon that was pulled through the drive-through
using a 10-pronged pitchfork or a
scoop-shovel.Click here for a view of
the corncrib from inside the granary.